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Police Brutality

#BlackLivesMatter study: sorrow more likely to induce action than anger
Article
/ 3 August 2016

#BlackLivesMatter study: sorrow more likely to induce action than anger

Posts with feelings of sadness more likely to spur people into action over Black Lives Matter, study says.

By Staff Reporter
Activists say women were assaulted by Marikana police for protesting for jobs
Article
/ 2 August 2016

Activists say women were assaulted by Marikana police for protesting for jobs

Several women who participated in protests for jobs last Thursday say members of the Marikana SAPS assaulted them before arresting them.

By Raeesa Pather
Tatane, Macia, Marikana: South Africa’s own #BlackLivesMatter moment is long overdue
Analysis
/ 14 July 2016

Tatane, Macia, Marikana: South Africa’s own #BlackLivesMatter moment is long overdue

Statistics prove that South Africa’s police are deadlier than their American counterparts. And they’re also more likely to die.

By Sipho Hlongwane
Watch Jesse Williams eviscerate racism and whiteness in his BET Awards speech
Article
/ 27 June 2016

Watch Jesse Williams eviscerate racism and whiteness in his BET Awards speech

Greys Anatomy star Jesse Williams stole the show at the 2016 BET Awards with this unforgettable speech about racism and privilege in America.

By Kiri Rupiah
Police on trial for deserting abuse victims
Article
/ 17 June 2016

Police on trial for deserting abuse victims

What happens when those meant to protect society from domestic violence turn a blind eye?

By Raeesa Pather
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Article
/ 10 June 2015

South African police are twice as deadly as American cops – but they’re also six times more likely to die on duty

SA officers are twice as lethal as those in the US, where brutality cases are coming to light. They’re also six times more likely to die on the job.

By Staff Reporter
Texas police officer in pool party video resigns
Article
/ 10 June 2015

Texas police officer in pool party video resigns

An officer seen in a viral video throwing a bikini-clad girl to the ground and pulling a gun on other youths has resigned, says police chief.

By Mira Oberman
‘He just shot him in the back’
Article
/ 9 April 2015

‘He just shot him in the back’

US police officer Walter Scott faces the death penalty for killing a man he’d stopped for a broken car light.

By Jon Swaine
Pupils Speak Out: ‘They called us the ‘K’ word and told us to go back to the township’
Article
/ 12 March 2015

Pupils Speak Out: ‘They called us the ‘K’ word and told us to go back to the township’

Philippi High School pupils give their account of events on March 6, when police with stun grenades repelled them from the WC education department.

By Staff Reporter
Selma: a reminder that 50 years on, #blacklivesmatter
Article
/ 5 February 2015

Selma: a reminder that 50 years on, #blacklivesmatter

The Oscar-nominated film comes to our screens at a time when racial and social equality debates are as topical as they were back in 1965.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi
Police commissioner rejects SAIRR report on SAPS criminality
Article
/ 28 January 2015

Police commissioner rejects SAIRR report on SAPS criminality

Riah Phiyega has rejected a South African Institute for Race Relations report on police involvement in serious and violent crimes as "malicious".

By Sarah Evans
Criminalising protest and dissent in South Africa
Analysis
/ 18 September 2014

Criminalising protest and dissent in South Africa

A new SERI report found that the criminal justice system was "abused" in order to intimidate activists and protesters.

By Staff Reporter
What the law says about police using violence
Analysis
/ 2 September 2014

What the law says about police using violence

It’s common knowledge that police are only allowed to use force as an absolute last resort when managing protests, but what exactly does the law say?

By Staff Reporter
The lang-arm of the law is a deadly dance
Article
/ 7 August 2014

The lang-arm of the law is a deadly dance

Deliberate political decisions have been taken to move South Africa towards repression, writes Jane Duncan.

By Staff Reporter
Police must learn to make protest work
Analysis
/ 22 May 2014

Police must learn to make protest work

They must assume that people want to deliver messages – and help them to do so.

By Staff Reporter
Cape Town cop dismissed for assaulting naked man
Article
/ 15 May 2014

Cape Town cop dismissed for assaulting naked man

The national police commissioner has welcomed the dismissal of a police officer in the Western Cape accused of assaulting a naked man in a street.

By Sapa
Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry
Article
/ 14 May 2014

Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry

Justice Kate O’Regan has hurried along the advocate for police at the time-constrained Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

By Adam Armstrong
Icasa upholds SAPS complaint over DA election ad
Article
/ 25 April 2014

Icasa upholds SAPS complaint over DA election ad

A complaint by the SAPS regarding a DA ad that contains a photo of a police officer shooting rubber bullets has been upheld by Icasa.

By Staff Reporter
Khayelitsha cops: ‘We are the whipping boys’
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Khayelitsha cops: ‘We are the whipping boys’

While the Marikana hearings continue in Rustenberg, in Khayelitsha another commission into police failings is cautiously gathering momentum.

By Staff Reporter
Live stream: WISER Public Positions discussion on protests and violence
Article
/ 14 April 2014

Live stream: WISER Public Positions discussion on protests and violence

Stream a lively discussion hosted at WISER to hear a panel talk about popular protests and policing.

By Staff Reporter
ANC to take ‘firm stance’ on violent protesters
Article
/ 6 February 2014

ANC to take ‘firm stance’ on violent protesters

The ANC in Gauteng has threatened to take "strong action" against violent protesters within its ranks and the broader tripartite alliance.

By Sarah Evans
Police: Public must not be ‘armchair critics’
Article
/ 5 February 2014

Police: Public must not be ‘armchair critics’

The public must refrain from being "armchair critics" when it comes to how the police deal with protests, says the Gauteng acting commissioner.

By Sapa
Apartheid culture of police brutality still alive today
Analysis
/ 30 January 2014

Apartheid culture of police brutality still alive today

The anniversary of the death of Neil Aggett is a poignant reminder that police brutality is still happening in post-apartheid South Africa.

By Carolyn Raphaely
Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended the actions of under-siege police as new killings rock the troubled village of Kubjana near Relela.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Phiyega en route to Relela after police, protesters clash
Article
/ 29 January 2014

Phiyega en route to Relela after police, protesters clash

The national police commissioner is on her way to a village outside Tzaneen where three protesters have been killed and 15 police officers injured.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
We are a caring govt – despite human rights report
Article
/ 22 January 2014

We are a caring govt – despite human rights report

Police ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi says the newly released Human Rights Watch report creates the wrong impression of the South African police.

By Sapa
Khayelitsha commission kicks off with inspections
Article
/ 21 January 2014

Khayelitsha commission kicks off with inspections

The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing has begun with an in loco inspection of the police station.

By Glynnis Underhill
Police assault Daily Sun journalist
Article
/ 20 January 2014

Police assault Daily Sun journalist

A Daily Sun journalist has been assaulted by police after taking photos of them allegedly accepting a bribe, says the newspaper.

By Sapa
Mothotlung protesters say police shot at a peaceful crowd
Article
/ 15 January 2014

Mothotlung protesters say police shot at a peaceful crowd

Eyewitness accounts at the Mothotlung shooting of two protesters paint a picture of police acting in contravention of crowd management rules.

By Sarah Evans and Kwanele Sosibo
North West condemns Mothotlung protester killings
Article
/ 14 January 2014

North West condemns Mothotlung protester killings

The North West’s public safety portfolio committee has condemned the killing of two protesters in Mothotlung, near Brits, allegedly by police.

By Sapa
Two people killed in protest in Mothotlung
Article
/ 13 January 2014

Two people killed in protest in Mothotlung

Two people have been killed and two more injured in a stand-off between protesters and police during a service delivery picket.

By Sarah Evans
Tshwane metro police attack hawkers, confiscate goods
Article
/ 10 January 2014

Tshwane metro police attack hawkers, confiscate goods

Several informal traders in Pretoria have complained of vicious physical attacks by members of the Tshwane metro police.

By Sapa
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